PDF to SFO or Bust

  It’s hard to believe that our journey has come to an end. Just like most travels it has gone by very quickly, yet when I think back on our first days on the road, with the road crew, it feels like years ago. We’ve seen so much, and traveled so far in that time that my brain just doesn’t know how to categorize the memories. I’m sad that our days of 50 miles rides along ocean beaches and amongst giant trees is over, for now , but also happy to have some time to rest my bum from all those hours in the saddle. It won’t be proper rest, as Christi has big plans to walk all over San Francisco, but at least my butt will get a break. 😂 Ready to hit the road before sunrise In order to have enough time at the Golden Gate Bridge before sundown we set an alarm for 5am, and actually stuck to it. After eating the last of our oatmeal, and packing our campsite for the final time, we were ready to finish our journey. With stars in the sky and a light breeze, we hit the empty roads towards San Francis

  September 17th, 2020     The climb out of camp was just as bad as we thought it was going to be. 9 AM was too early to be sweating like that, but we made it to the top! The highway was sketchy at this point, with limited shoulder and multiple semi-trucks passing by, it was unnerving. We were happy to see the shoulder widen as we got into Klamath. One thing I’ve quickly learned on this trip is that the passing lane sign usually means excitement when in a car, but when on a bike it means that you are about to start climbing up a hill. Oh how I loathe those signs and we will see more on this trip.     Our first stop this morning was at Trees of Mystery. Despite coronavirus, there were still people milling about at this attraction, and I can see why! For $20 you can do a walk through tour of the redwoods, many of them growing in odd directions. They also had a cool canopy in the trees you could walk on if you aren’t scared of heights. The sky tram was also a sweet treat, gliding us throu